Considering that cancer diseases are increasing day by day, one of the top priorities that confuses us is whether or not the base stations lead us to death.
Let’s take a closer look at how effective these electromagnetically charged towers are on our health.
First of all, let’s talk about the concepts of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in the context of electromagnetic physics in order to understand the subject more clearly.
While there are seven different types of electromagnetic radiation in total, there are two different energy classes called ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation most clearly represents a variety of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, including nuclear debris.
For example, high frequency ultraviolet (ultraviolet) rays, X and gamma rays. The energy of these high-frequency waves is so strong that it can change the structure of matter.
On the other hand, non-ionizing radiation represents a low frequency variant of electromagnetic radiation.
These waves move with very low energies and do not change the molecular structure. Examples of non-ionizing radiation are infrared, sunlight, radio waves and microwaves.
In addition, even though our focus is on the base stations when it comes to the dangers they create, the mobile phones and routers that we always carry with us also emit waves just like a miniature base station. Moreover, these devices are much higher in number than the base stations and our distance to them is very small.
How does the working logic of base stations work?
Also known as base stations, towers have antennas that receive and transmit radio frequency (RF) signals. In order to adequately cover the areas, these towers must be mounted on structures such as tall buildings and their heights must be in the range of 15-60 meters.
For example, mobile phones also communicate with base stations through radio frequency (RF) waves, a type of electromagnetic radiation, and when a person makes a call, the signals are sent to the nearest base station, which in turn assigns the signals to the available radio frequency channel.
These RF waves send the voice message to the base station and finally to the switching center where the call is transferred to the destination. Audio signals are then transmitted back and forth during the call.
So should we be worried about these electromagnetic radiations?
According to the theory, the energy level of the RF waves coming from these base stations is quite low. It is also not sufficient to change any chemical bonds in the DNA molecule, and the long wavelength does not allow the energy to act on the cells in the body.
Although quite surprising, the electromagnetic wave coming from a base station is quite low in quantity compared to that coming from a mobile phone and is accordingly less harmful.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer also make variable statements at different times, such as “probably carcinogenic” and “apparently not a threat” in this sense, and in summary, it would not be wrong to say that a clear conclusion has not been reached on this issue yet.
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